we are not a sad story
We will not show you sad pictures. We will not post pictures of hands in chains or barcodes on foreheads. We are not a house filled with tragic stories. We are a house filled with hope, joy, struggle, and resilience. It’s the sad-picture time of year. So many charities are doing good work in the world, and in their year-end appeals, are sharing sad pictures to motivate you to give. And these pictures and sad stories—they’re real. They’re awful. And they are received by most with pity and compassion. And in turn, people send in money. But we wonder… Do you need to know our pain to believe that we are worth your dollars? Do you need to hear our awful stories in order to be convinced of our worth? Does a picture of hands in chains better convince you that sex trafficking is real and tragic and horrific? What if we told you instead, that in two and half years, we have provided over 5,000 nights of safe sleep for women in recov...